Wind-shield.



J. H. SPRAGUE.

WIND SHIELD. APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, 1908.

925,240. Pa-tented June,15,1909.

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WIND-SHIELD;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 19159.

Application filed J'uly 2, 1908. Serial No. 441,573.

portion of the frame with the dashboard or' filler-board interposed between the wind shield and dashboard.

A further object of my invention is to provide an improved form of frame, whereby the same is rendered more rigid and more secure at the corners.

Reference is to he had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters ofreference indicate corres )onding parts inall the figures, and'in whic Figure 1 is a front viewlof a wind shield.

constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectlon on the line 7 2-2 of Fig. 1 and upon a somewhat enlarged scale Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a a reinforcing corner piece used in.'the formation of the frame; and Fig. 4 is an end view of the wooden dowel forming a portion of the corner piece shown in Fig. 3.

, My improved wind shield is ada ted to be secured to any suitable form of dashboard 10,

' and ispreferably providedwith a filler piece 11 which engages with the lower portion of the frame of the wind shield and may be cut at its lower edge to fit the upperedge of the dashboard. The wind shield pro erincludes a transparent section 12, prefer lyof plate glass, and a frame formed of an u per section 13 extending along the upper e gs thereof,

' a lower section 14 connecting the wind shield with the filler board andtwo end sections 1.5 extending vertically along the ends and connecting the upper and lower sections 13 be called, keyhole shape in cross 880M011,

that is it includes an outer substantiahy cyhnds calportron and a danger or connected'to the per section 13 as convenient.

extension having substantiallv parallel sides. The edge of the glass comes adjacent the nar rower portion of the filler and is spaced, therefrom by a strip 17 of rubber substantially U-shaped in cross section. The frame is held to the glass by a strip of sheet metal forming a molding 18, bent to include the, Wooden filler and having flangeswhich engage with the outer surfaces of the rubber strip 17 and terminate adjacent the free edges of the latter. The flanges of the sheet metal inclosing or covering resilieiitly bear upon the rubberstrip so that they hold the latter firmly therebetween. The sheet metal casing or covering is held to the filler by suitable rivets, bolts, or screws 19.

At the lower ed e of the lass the latter is er boar 11 by the frame section 143. In this section of the frame the wooden filler or body is eliminated and the upper edge of the filler board is employed in p ace thereof. The rubber stri 17 Wh1chincloses the lower edge of-theg ass, rests di-- rectly u on the upper edge of'the filler board, and in p ace of providing a single sheet metal strip to extend upon both sides of the glass, there are provided two so arate stri s 18'}, 18 each of which has-one ree edge a jacent the free edge of'the rubber strip and has the opposite free edge riveted to the filler board at a distance from the end .thereof., The upper edge of the filler board is formed of less a thickness than the main portion thereof, to correspond with the thinner portion of the filler 16and to render the lower frame section 14 as nearly similar in appearance to the up- The width ofj the strips 18 is substantially equal to the total width of the upper frame section 13. The end frame sections 15 are connected-to" the upper frame section 13 by means of wooden or metal dowels and pressed brass corner pieces. Each dowel has two portions 20 and 21 intersectin' at right angles and each having substantia ly the same cross sectional form as the filler of the frame sections 13 and 15. The outer edge of the dowel is' curved in the arc of a circle so that the dowel forms a continuation ofv the filler pieces of both the top andthe side md pre sents 'arounded corner. The dowel is cov-. ered by apressed brasscasing or covering 22 suitably riveted ther eto, but this covering or casino, does not extend to theends of the r10 dowe The ends of the dowels extend] within th'e covering 0r casing '13 of the sides and top and is riveted therein to hold the sides, ends and corner sections of the frame together. 1

For rigidly securing the wind shield to the dashboard, the latter is preferably rovided with brackets 23 adjacent each end thereof,

which receives rods 24 extending along the ends of the filler board and up intothe end sections 15, of the fram The construction is substantiallv as shown in my previous application, Serial Number 426,041, filed April 9, 1908. I v

Ir. the construction above described, all of the parts are rigidly and firmly secured together and present an ornamental appearance. Any water flowing down the glass into engagement with the lower frame secabove the same and substantiallyv 1n the' plane thereof,-said wind shield including a piece of glass a filler board intermediate the edge of theglass and the edge of the dashboard and engaging with the latter, a packing inclosing the lower edge of the glass and resting upon the upper edge of the filler Y sai the latter and having their up eredges in resilient engagement with the sit es of the packboard'to supportthe glass, and sheet metal strips having their lower edges secured to filler board adjacentthe upper edge of ing for preventing lateral movement of the glass.

2. The combination with a vehicle having a dashboard, of a wind shield supported above the same and substantially in the plane thereof, said wind shield including a piece of glass, a filler beard intermediate the edge of the glass and the edge of the dashboard and engaging with the latter, a packing inclosing the lower edge of the glass and resting upon the upper edge of the filler board to support the glass, and sheet metal strips having their lower edges secured to i said filler board adjacent. the upper edge of the latter and having their upper edges in resilient engagement with the sides of the packing for preventing lateral movement of the glass, the u per edge of this filler board adjacent said g ass being of reduced thickness and said strips lying in substantially inclined planes at an angle to each other.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES. SPRAGUEQ Witnesses 2" I A. B. GRIFFIN, F. A. YOUNG. I 

